The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 6, 1996 Page: 2 of 16
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Obituaries
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Virdell makes Baylor
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TAYLOR
Graveside services for Delbert
Clyde Taylor, 81, of Llano were
Saturday, June 1 at Llano City
Cemetery with Bro. Eugene Greer
officiating.
He was born to Lillie and Prank
Taylor on January 5, 1915 in Lone
Grove and died May 30, 1996 in
Kerrville.
He was a self employed me-
chanic. He was a veteran of U.S.
Army having served during WWII.
He married Maybelle Ricketson
on December 20, 1945 in San An-
tonio.
He had lived here most of his life
and was a member of the Church of
Christ
He was preceded in death by his
daughter Shirley Taylor and brother
Lawrence Taylor.
Survivors include wife Maybelle
Taylor of Llano; daughter Judy
Watkins of Llano; son Dickie Tay-
lor of Austin; brother Virgil Taylor
of Kingsland and three grandchil-
dren.
Honorary pallbearers were: Owen
Hyatt, Allen Pfister, Dennis Hill,
Walter Parks, John McAnally,
David Taylor, Coy Taylor and
Charles Watkins.
Memorials may be made to Llano
Church of Christ.
Jaanita Watkins of Mason; jon
Clifford Lang and wife Ella of
Castell; five sisters-in-law; two
brothers-in-law; four grandchildren
and 12 great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Bradley Muske,
Doyal Reeves. Darrel Kieke of
Barton, Robert Lehmann. Ardell
Muske. Gladys Krinke of Brenham,
Victor Lang nad Donald Snell of
Castell.
Nephews were honorary
pallbearers.
Graduating Llano High School
twirler Katy Virdell will be
showing off her talents as part of
the Baylor University Golden Girls
twirling squad this fall.
Virdell recently tried out and
made the squad of six joining four
veterans and one other incoming
freshman.
Tryouts were open to twirlers
who had already been accepted for
admission to Baylor. Virdell has
not only been accepted but has
received two 4-H scholarships in
the amount of $ 1,000.
During tryouts, she had to
perform alone then work out a
routine with the other contestants.
She joins Noelle Gary, a
sophomore from Wichita Falls;
Trisha Knox, a three-year veteran
from Crockett; Tracy Forrest from
Mexia and freshman Suzanne
Strmicka from Taylor.
Virdell will have to report to
campus in Waco in late July to
learn routines. School starts in
August where she will be on the
sidelines of the newly formed Big
12 Baylor Bears when football sea-
son rolls around.
nI met some really wonderful
people there," Virdell said. "I’m
really excited to be going there."
WALDEN
Funeral services for Mary Emily
Walden, 85, of Kingsland were
Friday, May 31 at First Baptist
Church of Kingsland with Rev.
Walter Knight officiating. Burial
followed at Rhodes Cemetery in
Jollyville.
She was bom March 17, 1911 in
Leander, and died May 29, 1996 in
Kingsland.
She was a teacher at Merridell
Achievement Center.
She was a member of First
Baptist Church of Kingsland and
was a founding member of the Pond
Springs Baptist Church in
Jollyville.
Larremore receives
degree from A & M
Michael Bardin Larremore, of
Llano, was among the more than
4,000 Texas A&M University
graduates who received degrees dur-
ing May commencement cere-
monies. Larremore received a Bach-
elor of Science Degree with a major
LANG
Funeral services for Lilly Lang,
91 of Castell, were Thursday, May
23, at St. Paul Lutheran Church
with Pastor Dale Brand officiating.
Burial was in the Trinity Methodist
Cemetery at Castell under the
direction of Mason Funeral Home.
She was bom August 31, 1904
and was the last survivor of nine
children of Carolina Miiller and
Emil Granwelge. She died Tuesday
May 21, 1996. She married Hilmar
Long December 10, 1925, in the
home of her parents at Esbon. He
preceded her in death on October 13,
1973.
She was a member of St. Paul
Lutheran Church.
Surveyors include daughter
She had lived in Kingsland since
1978 coming from Jollyville.
She was preceded in death by her
husband. Edgar Walden and three
brothers.
Survivors include daughters Doris
Lentz of Kingsland, Charlotte
Cariker of Dallas; son Royce
Walden of Oatmeal; sisters Effie
Hammett of Round Rock, Eva
Mears of Cedar Park, Dora Walden
of Pasadena, Lona Mae Wilson of
Florence and Elaine Rawlings of
San Marcos; eight grandchildren and
11 great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were: Browning
Lentz, Quenton Walden, Clay
Walden, John Brent Cariker, Dee
Oustad, Jared Whitson, Josh
Caropepe and Eric Car ope pc.
DEES
Funeral services for Bertice Dees,
92, of Midland, were May 30 at
Waldrope, Hatfield, Hawthorne
Funeral Home Chapel in Llano.
She was bom September 30,
1903 in Llano to Emma White and
Myron Adolph Dees. She grew up
in Llano and graduated from Llano
High School.
She worked for the U.S.
Treasury, living in Washington
D.C., Denver, Colorado and Dallas.
She moved to Midland in 1991.
Survivors include sister Mrs. H.
R. Ethel Dees Billings of
Fredericksburg, and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Lutie
Watkins Memorial United
Methodist Church, or the charity of
your choice.
in Animal Science.
The degrees were presented at
three separate ceremonies. Featured
speakers at the ceremonies were
Texas Secretary of Stale, Antonio
O. Garza Jr.; Katherine J. Harless,
Regional President of GTE, Texas
and New Mexico; and Dr. Mary
Lowe Good, under secretary for
technology in the U.S. Department
of Commerce.
In addition, A&M has named its
honor students for the 1996 spring
semester, recognizing several thou-
sand students for outstanding aca-
demic performance.
Recognized as Distinguished
Students were Conard Jay Osbourn,
of Valley Spring, majoring in
Poultry Science; Niki Liane Dear-
ing, of Llano, majoring in Kinesi-
ology; and Thomas Frederick Go-
erdel, of Llano, majoring in
International Studies.
The Distinguished Student desig-
nation recognizes students who
earned a 3.25 to 3.74 GPR while
taking at least 15 student credit
hours.
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GOLDEN GIRLS .... Members of the 1996 Baylor Golden Girls
twirling squad are (front) Suzane Strmicka and Katy Virdell
and (back) Noelle Gary, Trisha Knox and Tracy Forrest.
Milliorn receives honors
in letter writing contest
The American Sheep Industry
Women's Auxiliary recently
sponsored a national letter writing
contest to encourage young people
to take an interest in writing
members of US congress and one of
the top winners was Brice Milliorn,
a Llano High School junior.
Milliorn submitted a letter he had
written in a state contest that was
directed to Lamar Smith concerning
private property rights. His letter
stressed the importance of
preserving * the right to own
property and its significance in the*
area of agricultural use in Texas.
The fourth place entry earned
Milliorn, an active FFA member, a'
$100 savings bond. An ASI
executive board member and a state
auxiliary president judged the
entries.
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Buckner, Walter L. The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 6, 1996, newspaper, June 6, 1996; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1178712/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Llano County Public Library.